4.2.2Receiving individual call

Sending automatic acknowledge (ACK BQ) with comply type “ABL E”

When own ship receives an individual call you may or may not be able to receive the call depending on the comply type setting (on the Auto Ack menu) as below. The relationship between comply type and automatic/manual acknowledge is as below.

Comply type, automatic

ABLE

UNABLE

acknowledge

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO ACK

Can send acknowledge

Can send UNABLE automatically.

 

automatically

 

 

 

 

MANUAL ACK

Can send acknowledge

Can send UNABLE manually.

 

manually

 

 

 

 

Note: The handset must be on hook to enable automatic acknowledge.

1.When an individual call is received and the automatic acknowledge feature is active and comply type is “ABLE”, the display shown below appears, indicating the auto acknowledge call (ACK BQ) call is being sent.

Able acknowledge call in progress!

TO SHIP:

123456789

ROUTINE

 

TELEPHONE

CH 201

DSC FREQ :

2177.0 KHZ

TIME TO GO:

6S

2.It takes about 7 sec. to transmit the call, after which the audio alarm sounds and the following message appears.

Able acknowledge call transmitted.

TO SHIP:

123456789

ROUTINE

 

TELEPHONE

CH 201

STOP ALARM

3. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the alarm and the following display appears.

* Xmitted message *

JUL-23-1999-23:01

ABLE ACKNOWLEDGE

TO SHIP:

123456789

 

ROUTINE

 

 

 

TELEPHONE

 

CH 201

 

 

 

 

RE-SEND3

4

 

 

ALL VIEW

4. You can now communicate with party over frequency specified.

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